Texas Local Government Code

§ 212.302 — ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION

LG § 212.302Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 212. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT · Art. I. ABANDONED, UNOCCUPIED, AND TAX DELINQUENT UNDEVELOPED PARCELS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES

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(a)The governing body of a municipality may implement an expedited process to administratively determine that an undeveloped parcel of land is abandoned, unoccupied, and tax delinquent if the parcel:

(1)has never been platted or surveyed or has remained undeveloped and unoccupied for 25 years or more after the date the land was platted or surveyed;

(2)if located in a subdivision, is part of a subdivision in which 50 percent or more of the parcels are:

(A)undeveloped, abandoned, or unoccupied; and

(B)10 acres or less in size;

(3)has an assessed value of less than $1,000 as indicated on the most recent appraisal roll for the appraisal district in which the parcel is located;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1007 (S.B. 1579), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.